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RSU 40 board approves slate of policies on second reading after recorded 'no' votes
Summary
The RSU 40 board voted to approve a slate of policies (items 1–7) on second reading and reapproved policy J I E for second reading; several members were recorded voting against the first slate during roll call. Next board meeting scheduled Oct. 17.
The RSU 40 / MSAD 40 school board approved a slate of district policies (items 1–7) on second reading after a motion, a second and a roll-call vote. Ben moved to advance the slate for second reading; a member asked that policy No. 8 be separated and voted on separately. The board approved policies 1–7 for second read despite several members recording "no" votes during roll call. The chair announced, "Motion passes," as recorded in the meeting transcript.
The board also moved to reapprove policy J I E for second reading; that motion was made, seconded and announced as passed. The meeting packet listed committee schedules and the next regular board meeting was set for Oct. 17 at the Central Office.
Recorded roll-call statements during the policies vote include members recorded as voting "no" (Melvin, Noah, Naomi, Joshua and Randy were each named in the transcript as voting no). The transcript does not provide a clear, unambiguous numeric tally for every vote; the chair announced each motion as passing. The motions were procedural approvals to advance policies to the board's second read and did not, in the transcript, include final adoption language beyond second-reading approval.
